The Eternal Fight (for space in bed)

by derpylz
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.88
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.73
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.30
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.77
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.21

A king size bed is not large enough for two people!

A fighting game with a combo system based on a couple fighting for space in the bed.

Based on a true story


Push your partner (the AI) out of bed. Create combos by chaining moves. Different moves have different effects, so experiment!

Failing a combo makes you fall asleep for a while (it's late, after all), so be careful!

Currently only single player!

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Created using Javascript, Html, CSS, Python, Krita, Photoshop, Acid Pro 8.

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Tools: Krita

Comments15

mike_inPrinciple
mike_inPrinciple13 Aug 2018, 16:54
I had no idea if my input was actually producing the effects in the instructions. I did a few runs and the only thing I found working was the left arrow. Pressing it mindlessly and repeatedly lead to a win. Yeah, so not sure if I can give you much more feedback other than "I don't know that the game works". Sorry.
manusaiz
manusaiz13 Aug 2018, 16:55
That sure was one way to share a bed! Still getting the grip of the controlls but it was fun.
EatThePath13 Aug 2018, 16:56
Very entertaining use of theme! The combo system was hard to get a handle on, which hurt the fun a bit, but still pretty good.
derpylz
derpylzauthor13 Aug 2018, 18:20
@mike-inprinciple Thanks for your feedback! It's true, the feedback can definitively be better. I added some suggested combos in the instructions to try out and start getting the hang of the system.
PhillSerrazina
PhillSerrazina13 Aug 2018, 18:35
Me and my girlfriend actually giggled at this. Very good use of the theme, although the combo system was a bit hard to execute, but it was implemented! Good job.
GettingRekt
GettingRekt13 Aug 2018, 18:37
Really nice idea and I appreciate the instructions. Even if I wasnt able to combo anything, just hold left key in order to win. The sleep effect gave some feedback about failing combos but I never knew why it failed. Good job!
garris
garris14 Aug 2018, 02:55
I love it. This made me actually lol and I enjoyed every second of it. I agree that a bit better feedback would help, but winning wasn't really the point to me here. Just getting to experience a multi-layered joke in gameplay form was enough for me. Nicely done!
tuism
tuism14 Aug 2018, 06:39
Cool theme, but I didn't really understand anything about how the game works other than holding down the left key.

Conventionally, the main player is usually on the left, so that was a source of confusion too. Not saying that balking convention is a bad thing, but it feels like just randomly, and without any indication, changing things that people might expect to hold true might not be a good idea by default.

The music/soundtrack/ambience is interesting, I thought it was pretty well put together, though it also did feel broken at times, which is a punky aesthetic and that's cool. But not sure if it was entirely correct.
jharler14 Aug 2018, 11:59
Quite a unique take on the theme. The graphics were pretty cool and worked well. I will concur with other reviewers that the controls were a bit confusing and a lot of things I tried didn't seem to accomplish anything. I did end up winning though. Congrats on finishing your game!
DriagonV
DriagonV15 Aug 2018, 09:48
Nice Idea! Truly based on a true story, played for a while, all and all nice game. 10/10 would dominate bed again.
nicksmaddog16 Aug 2018, 01:04
Cool idea! It took a while to figure out how to get the combos working. I think it would help if there was some visual cue that you've hit a combo starter successfully. It didn't seem like my character did anything until completing a combo.
velvetlobster
velvetlobster17 Aug 2018, 00:31
Could be a nice idea for a local party game.
Deaymon
Deaymon25 Aug 2018, 01:33
Funny idea, accompanied by simple but hilarious graphics and a cool song! Needs some more feedback when pressing the buttons. I had no idea what I was doing nor if I was doing it right and ended button-mashing. Also, I have no numpad, so I'm missing most of the combos, I guess.
cptalbertwesker25 Aug 2018, 17:41
What an amazing take on the theme!! When I saw the thumbnail I just saw 'The Eternal Fight (for space..) I was not ready for this concept! Absolutely brilliant. Unfortunately I did have a lot of issues with figuring out the controls, the placement of the keys you've used are quite effective once you're used to them, but I did find it quite tough to place, as velvetlobster suggested this would be great with local play!

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